Where does “aʼlaʼlaraʼ” come from?

aʼlaʼlaraʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar aʼ-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ-.

aʼlaʼlaraʼ (Makasar): to look like rice straw; to be stringy or thready

Definitions

  1. to look like rice straw; to be stringy or thready

Ancestry of “aʼlaʼlaraʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼ-derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*maʀ-—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ- →Every word from Makasar aʼ- →